Useful Medical Terminology Abbreviations List

"Medical terminology abbreviations list is a fundamental knowledge in achieving professional medical goals."

Medical terminology is the professional language of the doctors and people in the medical profession. Medical terms are composed of root words, prefixes, suffixes, and combining vowels/forms.  This medical abbreviations list is composed of very often terms used in actual practice of medicine.
       

      Another examples are anemia and leukemia which have the same suffixes. However, these terms have abbreviations and are used in hospitals, medical, dental records, and prescriptions. Some of their abbreviations have the same forms of letters but have different meanings. Also, some of them are barely used by the medical people.

    The useful medical terminology abbreviations list includes:

Abd = abdomen
Abg's = arterial blood gases
AIDS = acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AKA = above the knee amputation
ALS = amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ASHD = arterial sclerosis heart disease
BID = twice a day
BKA = below the knee amputation
BP = blood pressure
BPH = benign prosthetic hypertrophy
BRP = bathroom privilege
BM = bowel movement
Bx = biopsy
c = with
Ca, CA = calcium, cancer
CABG = coronary artery bypass graph
CAD = coronary artery disease
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CO2 = carbon dioxide
CNS central nervous system
CNF = congestive heart failure
PO = by mouth
PR = by rectum
PTT = Partial thromboplastin time
PID = pelvic inflammatory disease
Q am = every morning
Q H = every hour
Q PM = every night
QID = 4 times a day
RA = right atrium
ROM = range of motion
RV = right ventrical
s = without
SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome
SOB = shortness of breath
STAT = immediately
STD = sexually transmitted disease
Sx = symptom
TB = tuberculosis
TKR t=otal knee replacement
TID = three times a day
TSH = thyroid stimulation hormone
TURP transurethral resection of the prostate
Tx = treatment
CPR = cardiac pulmonary resuscitation
C&S = culture and sensitivity
CSF = cerebrospinal fluid
CT = computated axial tomography
CV = cardiovascular
CVA = cardiovascular accident
DJD = degenerative joint disease
DM = diabetes mellitus
Dx = diagnosis
EKG = electroencephalogram
EKG = Electro Cardiogram
EENT = Ear Eyes Nose Throat
ESRD = end stage renal disease
FBS = fasting blood sugar
Fx = fracture
FSBS = fasting blood sugar
GERD = gastroesophogeal reflux disease
GH = growth hormone
GI = gastrointestinal
GTT = glucose tolerance test
GU = genitourinary
Gyn = gynocology
HTN = hypertension
IBS = irritable bowel syndrome
ID = intradermal
IDDM = insulin dependent diabetes melittus
IM = intramuscular
IV = intravenous
IVP = intravenous pyelogram
K+ = potassium
KUB = kidney, ureters, bladder (x-ray)
LA = left atrium
LV = left ventrical
MI = myocardial infarction
MRI = magnetic resonance imaging
MS = multiple sclerosis
Na = sodium
NGT = nasal gastric tube
NIDDM = non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
N&V = nausea and vomiting
NPO = nothing by mouth
OTC = over the counter
OD = overdose
O.D. = right eye
OS = mouth
O.S. = left eye
OU = both eyes
OC = occular
PE = physical exam
PERRLA = pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
PMS = premenstral syndrome
UA = urinalysis
UGI = upper gastrointestinal
URI = upper respiratory infection
UTI = urinary tract infection
VC = ventricular catherization
VD = venereal disease
PT = physical therapy
PUD = peptic ulcer disease
GT = Gastrostomy tube
CBC = complete blood count
MTV = multivitamins
DSS = docusate sulfate
FESO4 = ferrous sulfate
Noc = nocturnal, night
ID = interdermal
SC = subcutaneous
NSS = normal saline solution
WTD = wet to dry
DD = dry dressing

    Medical terminology abbreviations list as a whole is very difficult to memorize, recognize and understand especially for people that are in the medical profession.  There is a secret on how to learn the medical terminology abbreviations list, that is to learn them by heart.

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